1972 JUN 05 CC MINX 3252
E1 Segundo, California
June 5, 1972
An adjourned regular meeting of the City Council of the City of
E1 Segundo, California, was held in the Council Chamber of the City
Hall of said city on the above date. The City Clerk reported that a
Notice of Adjournment had been posted as required by law and that an
affidavit of posting was on file.
The meeting was then called to order by E. L. Balmer, Mayor,
the hour being 7:00 o'clock p.m.
ROLL CALL
Councilmen Present: McGill, Morgan, Nagel, Stephens
and Mayor Balmer;
Councilmen Absent: None.
Mayor Balmer extended the privilege of the floor to any council-
man who wished to make a statement concerning the preliminary budget
for the 1972 -73 fiscal year. Councilman McGill stated that he had no
intention of voting for either an increase in taxes or an increase in fees.
He stated that he is interested only in reducing the budget to a point of
balance.
City Manager Jones requested that the Council indicate to the
Staff any areas of the budget which it wished to have cut and the Staff
would comply. The Staff had previously spent many hours studying
this preliminary budget and had prepared what it felt was a realistic
picture of the revenue and expenditures for 1972 -73.
City Manager Jones then presented the preliminary budget.
The following department budgets were considered at this session:
CITY COUNCIL
CITY MANAGER
CITY CLERK
FINANCE DEPARTMENT
CITY TREASURER
LEGAL DEPARTMENT
PLANNING DEPARTMENT
GOVERNMENT BUILDINGS
PERSONNEL
COMMUNITY PROMOTION
NON - DEPARTMENTAL
POLICE DEPARTMENT
FIRE DEPARTMENT
At the hour of 9:00 o'clock p.m., the Mayor declared a 10 min-
ute recess. At the hour of 9:10 o'clock p.m. , the Council reconvened,
all members being present and answering roll call.
Motion was made by Councilman Stephens, seconded by Council-
man McGill and unanimously carried that all out -of -state travel for
1972 -73 fiscal year be deleted from the budget.
At the hour of 9:50 o'clock p.m. , the Council recessed to the
Mayor's office for an Executive Session to discuss possible litigation.
At the hour of 10:25 o'clock p.m. , the Council reconvened, all members
being present and answering roll call.
No further business appearing to come before the Council at this
session, it was moved by Councilman Morgan, seconded by Councilman
McGill that the meeting adjourn until Wednesday, June 7, 1972 at the
hour of 7:00 o'clock p.m. in the Council Chamber of the City Hall of
El Segundo, California, the hour of adjournment of this meeting being
10:30 o'clock p.m. Motion carried.
APPROVED:
_ayor
Respectfully submitted,
ane D. Hough, Cityylerk